We heard you loud and clear and are taking the necessary steps to make this right. Please take a moment to read a note from Sean Murphy, General Manager of Download.com, regarding the Download.com Installer. Read this blog post by Catherine Hwang on The Download Blog.

Cnet Introduces Download.com Installer; More Shady Than Secure

If youâ€™re trigger happy and still turn to Cnet’s Download.com for software downloads, thereâ€™s a chance you might already have fallen victim to the new

Download.com accused of wrapping nmap in a "trojan installer" – The H Security: News and Features

The practice of CBS Interactive’s Download.com of wrapping open source software in a proprietary installer which offers to also install search engine and home page altering software is called out by an Nmap developer

CNET Download.com Installer Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the CNET Download.com Installer? The CNET Download.com Installer is a tiny ad-supported stub installer or â€œdownload managerâ€ that helps securely …

CNet is tangled in allegations of wrapping bloatware, malware and Trojans in the Windows Installer for free programs available at CNet Download. Gordon Lyon, better known as Fyodor, announced on Seclists that C|Net Download.Com is now bundling Nmap with malware!

CNET Download.com has started using the CNET Installer to deliver secure downloads to users. This small piece of software features the ability to pause a download and launch the software installer immediately after it’s finished downloading. Read this blog post by Aaron Smith on The Download Blog.